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Office tenants extend lease terms to spread out retrofit costs, experts say

As more employees return to the office, commercial tenants in downtown Ottawa are seeking longer leases to...

Veteran tech leader Les Rechan named new CEO of MindBridge Analytics

Trailblazing software firm MindBridge Analytics is turning to one of the National Capital Region’s most experienced tech...

New Ottawa-based platform aims to fact-check social media before disinformation gets out

Nathalie Trepanier spent years as a reporter, covering crime for a number of media outlets in Ottawa and elsewhere. As a journalist, what she saw online bothered her.

UPDATED: Former Bay store on Rideau Street acquired by company linked to Claridge Homes

The former Hudson’s Bay store on Rideau Street is being acquired by a numbered company in an...

Prominent broker urges feds to rethink plan to sell downtown office buildings

With at least one federal department already worried it won’t have enough space to bring its employees back to work four days a week, a prominent commercial real estate broker is calling on the feds to reconsider plans to sell some of their downtown office properties.

Townhouses proposed as part of partial demolition plan for Westboro convent site

A new development proposal has been filed for the long-vacant former Sisters of the Visitation convent property...

Space crunch ‘inevitable’ as feds set to expand return-to-office mandate, real estate execs say

A spokesperson for Public Services and Procurement Canada said Tuesday the department “does not anticipate any challenges” finding enough room in its existing portfolio for workers who will need to be in the office an extra day each week starting July 6.

Taking a flyer: How Porter Airlines has risked ‘bigger bets’ to figure out the Ottawa market

In December, Porter Airlines launched five new non-stop routes from Ottawa to sun destinations in Mexico, the Bahamas, Costa Rica and the Cayman Islands. According to senior vice-president and chief commercial officer Edmond Eldebs, the new routes have been embraced by local travellers.

Partnership between Outaouais Tourism and UQO aims to attract more conferences, events

Outaouais Tourism and the Université du Québec en Outaouais have formed a strategic partnership designed to increase business travel that has already succeeded in attracting an international conference to the region next year.

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